Star Wars II soon. Does anyone really care?

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Speaking of Star Wars, has anyone played Jedi Knight II? It looks interesting but I have never played a FPS game before. Would you recomend the game to a newbie?

The only FPS game I would recommend to a newbie is the original DOOM. It is simple enough that someone not familiar with how it plays can learn it quick, and it gives enough of a challenge and thrill to the beginner. If you like it, move on to the newer games with the 3-D worlds and fifteen upgradable weapons with three type of ammo for each. If you don't like it, you haven't wasted time and money.

[Provost Harrison]

I love Doom

I have very fond memories of it all these years later

[Sava]

Episode II is going to rock. It's going to be a dark film like Empire Strikes back was. IMO, Empire was the best of them all. Episode disappointed me a little bit, but it was still good. I hated the kid who played Anakin, and Jar Jar, well, I wanted him to die.

Ewan McGregor, in an interview with Maxim magazine, said that Episode 2 is going to "rock" and he admitted that Episode 1 "sucked a little bit".

Apparantly, the way the movies were made, the cast didn't even know the full story. Each scene was shot separate and out of order. In the same interview, Jimmy Smits (Bail Organa) said that he didn't even know what was going to happen in Episode ][.

According to Lucas, there are "tons of light sabre battles".

I'm not going to camp outside a theatre, but I definitely am going to see this movie. I enjoy the political aspects of those movies better than anything else (the emperor coming to power).

[Sava]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
I love Doom

I have very fond memories of it all these years later

Yeah, I remember playing multiplayer Doom and Doom ][ on local bulletin boards. I actually got mono one year because I would stay up until 2 in the morning playing, then only get 3 hours of sleep and go to school the next day.

Kudos to iD software. Those games and Civ got me into making computer games. Next year, when I get my degree in CS, I shall be getting paid to do what I love!

[Provost Harrison]

Congratulations. My two all time faves too

[Sava]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
Congratulations. My two all time faves too

You're awesome Provost.

[Skanky Burns]

I remember playing Wolfenstein (the original one) all those years back, then going out to the markets one day and seeing the Doom demo for the first time. Wow!
No walls weirdly changing shape as you turned around, people actually going up and down stairs, the sheer speed and violence of the game... I was hooked.
Id sure struck gold with that one.

[Bkeela]

I am so not suprised that all the chumps who loved the dreadful Lord of the Rings film, hated The Phantom Menace. [Why I continue to have a peek at this forum I don't know - maybe to torture myself].

I for one am extremely looking forward to Attack of the Clones. I also liked The Phantom Menace. Sure, Jar Jar and his entire race were annoying, but that doesn't spoil the film for me.

Either way, it is usually hype that builds expectations beyond realistic levels, so I think a lot of people will be suprised at how great this film will be. I am suggesting it will rival the originals - who needs Han and co.? Get over them. The story of Anakin is far more interesting to me.

Bkeela.

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Sava


You're awesome Provost.

That's not the first time someone has said that. Last time, it went in my sig

[Provost Harrison]

Bkeela, you lack taste

[Sava]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


That's not the first time someone has said that. Last time, it went in my sig

I know, it was me! Although my name was SoulAssassin then .

I had to create a new account when I formatted my hard drive because I forgot my password and I had a new ISP (email). So I figured I'd just create a new account.

[Provost Harrison]

Ah, that was you was it, I never realised. Haha.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by Sava
Each scene was shot separate and out of order.

Well, I would hope so! After all, that is the way things are done, you know - I can only think of one movie that was shot according to how things played out on the screen... but I don't remember the name right now.

It's also not uncommon for actors to be kept in the dark about the ending, though it is more common in TV than in Film.


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Sophie wants to say something: zdf mnkk0upik90

Amazing how the mind of a six-month old works.

[Wraith]

I'll probably see it sooner or later, but certainly not an opening night kind of thing.
Unfortunately it looks like 2 is going to be the teenybopper movie. Oh well, the F/X should be good.

--"The preponderance of movie fans seem to think that LOTR was a fabulous film,"

Well, that's fine, but do keep in mind the kind of things that take in big box office numbers. Just because a lot of people like it doesn't make it any good.

--"BTW - the Jar Jar creature really isn't funny"

Heh. Take a look for something titled "The Phantom Edit"

--"The Two Towers is my must see movie."

It's probalby best for fantasy fans who aren't too into Tolkein's books. I found too many unnecessary (read: stupid and pointless) changes from the books, and they really should not have tried to add scenes (that staff fight... since when does Middle Earth have the WWF?).

--"However reading about it they say that near the end of it, it starts turning into a darker movie."

The real dark one should be #3. That one I'll probably be making a point of seeing. Considering the subject matter it's supposed to cover, it should be the best of the prequel trilogy, just like Empire Strikes Back was the best of the original trilogy.

Wraith
"I'd hate to die twice. It's so boring."
-- Richard Feynman's last words

[MrBaggins]

Just because a film gets big box office doesn't make it good either... Home Alone? Titanic?

Godfather never made massive boxoffice, but is arguably the best film of all time.

LOTR stands to be the only true epic film available;

3 films all part of a whole, based on excellent material.

Its the only true trilogy ever made. (trilogy meaning where films are part of a whole and not a sequence of three individual films)